Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Ba mhaith liom dhá cheist a chur ar an Taoiseach faoi chlár an Rialtais - i dtaobh an homeless prevention service agus i dtaobh free GP care - ach i dtús ba mhaith liom an deis seo a thógáil chun mo chomhbhrón agus comhbhrón Shinn Féin a chur in iúl do theaghlach Gerry Conlon, a fuair bás an deireadh seachtaine seo caite.

Gerry Conlon, his father Guiseppe who died in prison, Paul Hill, Carole Richardson and Paddy Armstrong were the victims of a grave miscarriage of justice and spent 15 years in prison. As is well known, Gerry, on his release, spent his time working for other victims of injustice. I extend solidarity and my condolences to his sisters and entire family circle. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

The Taoiseach has committed to ending long-term homelessness, including youth homelessness and the need to sleep rough. Yesterday Fr. Peter McVerry warned about a tsunami of homelessness and described the current housing situation as "grim". He said his charitable organisation had seen a tenfold increase in the number of citizens it was supporting. Yesterday the Taoiseach agreed with me that the homeless crisis needed to be resolved. The homeless prevention service, recently established by the Government, is not working. Does the Taoiseach have plans to review the work of that service and, if so, when?

Ba mhaith liom ceist a chur maidir le plean an Rialtais i dtaobh free GP care. The Government will miss the July deadline for the introduction of free GP care for children under the age of six years. This was a central plank of the programme for Government and claimed by the Labour Party as a great breakthrough. The Government has already missed the March 2012 date for the introduction of free GP care for those included in the long-term illnesses scheme. Free GP care is supposed to be available for everyone by 2016. Does the Taoiseach expect to keep to that schedule?

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